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habitants, or wealth, become the title, but on account 

 of the privileges annexed to it. 



At the time of the conqueft this government was 

 known by the names of Igualfongo and Pac^moros, 

 fince corrupted into Yaguarfongo and Braca^iioros ; 

 the names of the government conferred on Jyan de 

 Salinas. And thus they continued to be called for 

 many years, till the Indians of both territories in a 

 fudden revolt deftroyed the principal towns. Thofe 

 which were fpared, after pafling near an age in wretch- 

 ednefs and barbarifm, happily recovered themfelves^ 

 became united to the city of Jaen, as part of a govern- 

 ment, with the title of Jaen de Bracamoros ; and the 

 title of governor of Yaguarfongo was, as before re- 

 lated, kept up by being annexed to the corregidor of 

 Loja. 



The town of Jaen, with the addition of Pacamoros, 

 or Bracamoros, from the reunion of the towns of that 

 country to it, was founded in the year 1 549, by Diego 

 Palomino. It ftands in the jurifdidlion of Chaca-Inga, 

 belonging to the province of Chuquimayo, and is the 

 refidence of the governor. It is fituated on the north 

 fhore of the river Chinchipe, at its conflux into the 

 Maranon. It lies in about five degrees 25 min. S. 

 lat. and its long, may be conje6lured to be very little 

 diftant from the meridian of Quito, if not under it. 

 The account given of the mean condition of the cities 

 of Macas and Quixos alfo fuits Jaen. We muft how- 

 ever obferve, that it is much more populous, its inha- 

 bitants being, of all ages and fexes, computed at 

 g or 4000 though thefe for the moft part are Mef- 

 tizos, with fome Indians, but very few Spaniards. 



Juan de Salinas likewife found in his government 

 of Yaguarfongo three other cities, ftill fubfifting, but 

 fmall, mean, and defencelefs, like Jaen. Their names 

 are Valladolid, Loyola, and Saniago de las Montagnas : 

 the lafb borders on the government of Minas, and is 

 only feparated from its capital, the city of Borja, by 



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